Already a member? _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-mobile-inverted-img'); Unbeknownst to fans, Grote and the Districts played their last show to date, playing all of "You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere" as well as cherished songs from the bands' whole discography. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The Districts are an American rock band originally from Lititz, Pennsylvania. _g1.classList.remove('lazyload'); But after all their gear and their van were stolen, it's lucky they even have it at all. The Districts. I think that finally synthesized a lot of things that I had tried to do in music before, and it worked this time because I wasn’t trying to do them. It is about wanting to escape everyday life while also craving time with one who’s present. "You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere is an unachievable promise,” says The Districts bandleader Rob Grote. They watched as the West Coast shows, then Midwest dates were cancelled in a matter of days. It is about wanting to escape everyday life while also craving time with one who’s present. "You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere is an unachievable promise,” says The Districts bandleader Rob Grote. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-mobile-inverted-source'); Guitarist/singer Rob Grote of The Districts performs onstage during the Rachel Ray Feedback Party at Stubbs BBQ on March 21, 2015 in Austin, Texas. The Districts are a four-piece indie rock band from the small town of Lititz, Pennsylvania. Of course, Grote couldn't have known then how pertinent those themes would become to the world at large, nor could he have envisioned the cosmic irony behind an album titled "You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere" releasing on the cusp of a viral outbreak. Rob Grote's gear and equipment including the Fender Mustang Electric Guitar, ZVex Mastotron Fuzz Pedal, and fender mustang. Grote’s initial response to this burning out was to analyze his own relationship with music and his creative process. "The best part of music events is that they're social events," Grote says. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rob Grote The Districts On World Cafe : World Cafe Hear a live performance of songs from the band's latest album, Popular Manipulations, and a chat with lead singer Rob Grote … This is as fitting an introduction to the band’s new album as you could wish for. Na Popular Manipulations (2017) voelden de bandleden zich opgebrand, zowel professioneel als persoonlijk. Get premium, high resolution news photos at … if ( localStorage.getItem(skinItemId ) ) { If people can actually empathize and understand that ‘oh this person fleeing danger is literally the exact same human being as me,’ then you can understand ‘oh they just have a different life but want the same things I want.’ Music is this place where we can all connect to the fact that we’re all hoping for, chasing and needing the same things. Rob and his band have spent the summer traveling the international festival circuit, but they’ll be back in Philadelphia on November 6th for their largest local headlining gig to date at the Electric Factory.Read Rob’s case for 1977 below. Rob Grote, Connor Jacobus, Braden Lawrence and Pat Cassidy make up the band that formed in 2009 as suburban teens who found comfort in the company of other musicians in an otherwise small, conservative town. JUMP TO: Support The Districts “Most of the time my approach to writing songs has been with a guitar or piano, just figuring out chord changes and lyrics,” Grote said. Comprised of frontman Rob Grote and longtime friends Pat Cassidy (guitar), Connor Jacobus (bass), and Braden Lawrence (drums), The Districts arose through the typical high-school band cliché and grown into something much bigger. _g1.classList.remove('lazyload'); “I think they connected to what I was trying to do with the songs and it really felt natural to try to make them bigger and better as a band,” Grote said. On the day before the album's release, the Districts found out the entire tour was canceled, except for that night's show. The group formed in 2009 while members Rob Grote, Mark Larson, Connor Jacobus, and Braden Lawrence were all still in high school. It was a lot more focused on production and arrangement.”. The band was formed in 2009 while the members were all still in high school. The balance of just releasing a new record and feeling the societal pressure to use the time to be creative felt somewhat at odds. Fittingly, that show was in Philadelphia at the beloved venue Union Transfer. Song Premiere: The Districts' Rob Grote covers R.E.M. Rob and Pat tell the story. Please enable JavaScript to properly view our site. Joe Vitagliano “I was falling in love with someone new,” The Districts’ frontman Rob Grote recently said in a promotional statement. Log In. “I’m always really self-critical after albums are done. Rob and Pat tell the story. For Rob Grote and just about every person on the planet, the view from March 6 looked a lot clearer than it does more than two months later. For WXPN’s Greatest Year in Music, we asked The Districts’ frontman Rob Grote to pick his favorite. The Districts are an American rock band originally from Lititz, Pennsylvania. I feel like this record fell into a nice place; because I was confused and uncertain about a lot of things and because I approached it with no attachment to what it would become, it was one the first times that I’ve really felt totally free to be myself with it. It is about wanting to escape everyday life while also craving time… I don’t have too many qualms with it because of the purity of it.”. The Districts are a four-piece indie rock band from the small town of Lititz, Pennsylvania. PHOTO COURTESY OF DALTON YOUNG. I’d just sit down, press record and take them as far as I could — it became a different thing. As far as big events go, summers in this region have belonged to Hersheypark for decades. “It’s about a dream for love to last forever and a yearning to postpone death. The group formed in 2009 while members Rob Grote, Mark Larson, Connor Jacobus, and Braden Lawrence were still in … Today we’re delighted to premiere a song from Rob Grote of The Districts, who has covered R.E.M’s Nightswimming, which just so happens to be one of my favorite songs, like, ever. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-inverted-source'); Stream The Districts’ new album You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere below: Only members can comment. Shares. I think it’s really important for music to offer a place where people can connect and realize that you’re not alone and you’re really just another vessel of consciousness.”. THE DISTRICTS "You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere is an unachievable promise,” says The Districts bandleader Rob Grote. When LNP | LancasterOnline first caught up with Grote on March 6, he was between dates in Georgia, chipperly answering questions on the band's 2020 plans and the making of the album. Over the course of four albums, Rob Grote-led The Districts have tweaked their sound as much as any band over the same span. The Districts You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere (Fat Possum) Buy it from Insound. "I was making songs purely out of looking for an escape.". The songwriting sees Grote drawing a sort of spiritual comfort from music and creativity as he worked. "You're witnessing a performance, but you're also experiencing something together. Once Mark Larson strikes a chord, Rob Grote growls soulfully, Connor Jacobus plucks his bass guitar, and Braden Lawrence attacks a cymbal, it’s clear: The Districts’ music doesn’t just waft pleasantly through the air, it cuts through. En met zijn stem. To get there, we must first navigate through the noise and the stormy waters, and The Districts chart the course for us to follow. Then we focused on some heavier stuff after that. “It’s about a dream for love to last forever and a yearning to postpone death. When not in Philadelphia, he lives in a Ford E350 with the rest of the Districts, pretending it is made of stained glass.You can follow the Districts on Twitter here. These demos, however, were more about recording right from the start. Error! "It's not a social event like a show, it's you being alone and staring at your phone, which kind of sucks.". Het scheelde niet veel of de vierde plaat van lo-fi indierockviertal The Districts was nooit uitgebracht. The LGBTQ+ Coalition of Lancaster has announced "Stay In & Come Out," an art contest seeking art in various mediums. ‘And trying to juggle this desperate desire to escape with the need to show up in my life’. The Districts are a four-piece indie rock band from the small town of Lititz, Pennsylvania. What makes the Districts stand out from their peers who emerged at the same time is their embrace of change. Rob Grote Of The Districts Shares Thoughts On New Album, His Creative Process And The Role Of Music In Society. “The act of writing a song, trying to sculpt something out of the human experience, can feel quite vain. “It’s about a dream for love to last forever and a yearning to postpone death. “It’s about a dream for love to last forever and a yearning to postpone death. by Joe Vitagliano March 24, 2020, 10:00 am. Grote says that the making of the album was markedly different than the band's three previous records out of necessity. Grote has always been a master of writing songs that are both simple and grandiose thematically, and You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere is a prime example of that. We’ve been playing together since we were pretty young, so it was like ‘who are we now that all this time and life has gone by?’ It definitely put us in a state of questioning.”. Each of the band’s records have different moods and tonalities, which makes the band more dynamic than the rest of the indie guitar rock scene from the early 2010s. Download this stock image: Rob Grote and Pat Cassidy of the Districts, performing on the main stage at the 2017 OnBlackheath Music Festival - K86HNM from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. } Digital FORT: Watch The Districts give an outside acoustic performance From what looks like the outside of a Hobbit-like dwelling, Rob Grote of The Districts gives us a show. The show ended with Grote and Lawrence duetting on "One by One," a song by the obscure but acclaimed folk songwriter Connie Converse. Frontman Rob Grote is not your average rockstar met z’n donkere krullen en snorretje, maar weet toch te leveren, met zijn licht verwilderde blik. This is as fitting an introduction to the band’s new album as you could wish for. Schau dir mit Bandsintown Live-Übertragungen an, erhalte Updates zu den Künstlern, kaufe Karten und gib RSVPs zu Konzerten ab As time went by, Grote began to record demos of these songs, fleshing them out much further than he ever had before when writing in the context of a full band. "We put on some Nirvana and went swimming." "I think we all felt a little uncertain about where we were heading and what we were doing," Grote said in March. Dozens of concert dates in Europe and the United States, including a hometown show at the Chameleon Club on April 17, were planned to follow. While stuck at home, the Districts have sought alternative ways to promote the new album - an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit, the charitable releases of old demos and several livestream sessions, now ubiquitous in the age of social distancing. "I'm not nervous about changing stuff up," Grote said in March. Toen frontman Rob Grote en drie van zijn vrienden in 2009 nog op school zaten, besloten ze hun eigen band te vormen. Digital FORT: Watch The Districts give an outside acoustic performance From what looks like the outside of a Hobbit-like dwelling, Rob Grote of The Districts gives us a show. Last Friday, LNP | LancasterOnline successfully launched "Quarantunes," a new weekly music series featuring artists performing live on Faceboo…, In the fall of 2019, two Lancaster musicians and friends created a song. Their most recent album, 'A Flourish and a Spoil,' was recorded at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minn. ""It was awesome," says front man Rob Grote. March 24, 2020, 10:00 am. In early March, Grote and the Districts, the Lancaster County-born, Philadelphia-based band that Grote has fronted for nearly half of his 25 years on this planet were poised to release their fourth album, "You Know I'm Not Going Anywhere," on March 13. It’s got really folky songs, it’s got heavier songs, it’s got really soft songs. Rob Grote lives in a house whose foyer has wallpaper of pretty pink flowers. Rob and his band have spent the summer traveling the international festival circuit, but they’ll be back in Philadelphia on November 6th for their largest local headlining gig to date at the Electric Factory.Read Rob’s case for 1977 below. His room is on the third floor. "If it doesn't make sense to people now, maybe two records from now they'll figure it out.". Rob Grote and Pat Cassidy of The Districts have an equal stake in their Gibson Les Paul Recording II guitar: Rob owns it, and Pat plays it. I feel that because I trusted myself a lot throughout the process and tried to approach this record with the attitude of ‘I know what this can be and I want to make it that,’ You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere feels really pure. I’ll really be psyched the whole time we’re working on it, but then by the time we’re done I’m like ‘ah, but I did this wrong, I did that wrong,’ I really start to pick it apart. "It just reaffirmed what I already thought about what capitalism expects of people.". You work really hard on something, and then a global pandemic happens," Grote says. The prolific young band released its first EP, Kitchen Songs, in 2011 f… read more But after all their gear and their van were stolen, it's lucky they even have it at all. For WXPN’s Greatest Year in Music, we asked The Districts’ frontman Rob Grote to pick his favorite. These days, Grote is itching to get back on the road and playing new music, but not before it's safe and advantageous for fans to see them. *Rescheduled date - all tickets remain valid* "You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere is an unachievable promise,” says The Districts bandleader Rob Grote. Rob Grote of The Districts performs during the #SXSWTakeover at ACL Live on March 21, 2015 in Austin, Texas. Sick Riffs: Rob Grote and Pat Cassidy teach you the acoustic and electric guitar lines of The Districts' Cheap Regrets. Or at the very least, they’ve made us listen and contemplate our future without forgetting our past. Rob Grote of The Districts performs onstage at the SoundExchange/Marty Diamond showcase during the 2015 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Stubbs on March 20, 2015 in Austin, Texas. In a press statement, singer/guitarist Rob Grote explained the upbeat track’s sobering lyrics, saying, ““Cheap Regrets” is some late capitalist nihilism channeled into a Districts dance party. The band also features  Connor Jacobus on bass and Braden Lawrence on drums, and Pat Cassidy on guitar. From the ghostly hand claps on "My Only Ghost" that herald in the album to the jittery riffs of "Sidecar," each song on the album is imbued with a sense of urgency. As The Districts’ 2017 tour winded down, Grote began writing a new batch of songs, this time not for the band but just for himself. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-inverted-img'); CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 04: Rob Grote of The Districts performs at Grant Park on August 4, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Rob Grote. if ( localStorage.getItem(skinItemId ) ) { Bio The Districts are a four-piece indie rock band from the small town of Lititz, Pennsylvania. I think that’s step one in changing the world: understanding that someone else feels the same way as me. _g1.setAttribute('src', _g1.getAttribute('data-src') ); Caution is the name of the game here, which might explain a current lack of rescheduled North American dates, though Grote says those are forthcoming. This video is unavailable. You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere (out 3/13 via Fat Possum) is The Districts’ latest full-length album.One that marks their eleventh year and fourth release together. These songs eventually became You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere once the rest of the band heard Grote’s demos and felt that they would work for The Districts proper. "I was a bit of a hermit, recording in my room all the time," Grote said. "Lyrically, the whole record deals a lot with a desire to transcend some stuff," Grote said back in March. The Districts. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rob Grote Become a member. The Districts are making their way back to Boston this Friday to open for Temples at Paradise Rock Club, but first, lead vocalist/guitarist Rob Grote took the time to tell me what it was like to become a professional musician out of high school and where they can’t wait to eat while they’re here. ABOVE: THE DISTRICTS. "Like, grappling with that feeling where you want to be miles away in a different situation, and then still being in the same spot.". Earlier this week, that same song got a major boost in visibility by …. Listen to The Districts full session with Mary Lucia. Success! Grote, Jacobus and Lawrence are Warwick High School graduates; Cassidy is from Chester County. “I feel like we got super burned out,” the band’s principal songwriter, Rob Grote, told American Songwriter. “Ultimately, the process of writing, to me, is more about simultaneously escaping yourself and validating yourself — not in an insecure way, but in a way that validates your existence almost, like ‘I am here, this is me,’” Grote said. Their mature-beyond-young-years, emotionally-charged blues-rock is fist-clenchingly raw and translates into a visceral live performance as exciting as it is instrumentally impressive; indeed at their August Lexington show frontman Rob Grote threw down his microphone stand in a moment of perfectly executed rock n' roll for the 2014 week-night London crowd. "You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere is an unachievable promise,” says The Districts bandleader Rob Grote. Rob Grote of The Districts performs onstage at The Other Tent during Day 2 of the 2015 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival on June 12, 2015 in Manchester, Tennessee. ABOVE: THE DISTRICTS. "It feels like it's going so slow but also, I can't really keep track of the time," says Grote about his quarantine. Inexplicably wearing a surgeon’s mask and light blue nurse’s scrubs, The Districts frontman Rob Grote is relentless as he sits behind a drum set in the smokey basement of a North Philadelphia row home. The group formed in 2009 while members Rob Grote, Mark Larson, Connor Jacobus, and Braden Lawrence were all still in high school. Music fans won't gather on the Camden Waterfront for XPoNential Music Festival this summer. "But I don't think it'll be hard to pick back up when the time comes.". 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Frontman Rob Grote sloot zich op in zijn slaapkamer, schreef 32 nummers en besefte dat die niet eigen voelden. It was way more limitless — I wasn’t making it to be something in particular, it was more about trying to use the time and space you have in a song to make as many transcendent moments happen in whatever way you can. The members of the Districts met in their hometown of Lititz, Pa., and began making a name for themselves in Philadelphia's music scene. Die zit altijd tegen het overslaan aan, een beetje emo, waar soms Robert Smith (The Cure) in te horen is of … Instead of the typical workflow, which generally consisted of Grote bashing a song out on an acoustic guitar and bringing it to the rest of the band to flesh out, he began filling out his demos more, sometimes spending eight hours on a single song. A full two months after the record's release, Grote is in Philly, biding his time by hiking, meditating and writing and recording songs in his apartment. Click here to learn more about the tornado and what you can do to help those who were affected by it. He has roommates, so isolation isn't a worry, but signs of time's malleability are beginning to show. Frontman Rob Grote of The Districts croons urgently on “Cheap Regrets,” the lead single from the band’s forthcoming fourth full-length, “You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere.” “I was falling in love with someone new,” The Districts’ frontman Rob Grote recently said in a promotional statement. During the first week of social distancing, Grote used a constant cycle of home recording as a way to tune out news from the outside world. The current lineup remains pretty much unchanged, with frontman Rob Grote on vocals and guitar, Connor Jacobus on bass, Braden Lawrence on drums and Pat Cassidy replacing founding member Mark Larson on … Download this stock image: Rob Grote and Pat Cassidy of the Districts, performing on the main stage at the 2017 OnBlackheath Music Festival - K86HNM from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. This article was originally slated to be published in early March but was delayed due to the tornado that hit Middle Tennessee (the home base of American Songwriter and many of our writers). The Chameleon Club is hosting live bands with full production - but no one is allowed to attend the concerts in person, only through livestream video. This indie-rocker's a perfect example of complementing rhythm and lead approaches. Over the course of four albums, Rob Grote-led The Districts have tweaked their sound as much as any band over the same span. “We did our first record when we were young and it’s kinda all over the place. Watch Queue Queue. In 2009 a group of four high schoolers from Lititz, Pennsylvania decided to start a band: this was the birth of The Districts. _g1.setAttribute('src', _g1.getAttribute('data-src') ); One of the sadder ironies that the Districts face is that, while fans are stuck at home, the band has made one of its most lively, propulsive albums yet. And the record really does emit that feeling of purity and self-declaration. By Sam Roche 29 September 2020. The guitar framework is straight out of the indie-rock parts bin; from a distance, Rob Grote's snarled words run together into a 90-proof blur. CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 04: Rob Grote of The Districts performs at Grant Park on August 4, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. 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